Today we didn't do much in class because a lot of people were still having trouble with their blogs. While Mr. Schick went around to help people I customized my blog a little and changed my Google chrome theme. After that we talked for a while and once everyone had their blog set up Mr. Schick gave us our first homework assignment. The homework is to define eight ancient Greek terms.
arête- being the best person you can be
Socrates- he was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. hes one of the founders of Western philosophy and taught Plato and Xenophon
the death of Socrates- he was condemned to death by having to drink hemlock
the Socratic method- created by Socrates and is a m
polis- a city in Greece ethod of teaching by question and answer
the date 508 BC- Kleisthenes reforms Athenian code of laws and establishes a democratic constitution
agora- a central spot in ancient Greek city-states
And if the ancient Greeks called you an idiot it meant you were disinterested in their politics
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